A fresh leak of radioactive water into the open ocean has been discovered at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear complex, its operator said on Monday as cleanup efforts continued.

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The US was warned of the Japanese 'surprise' attack on Pearl Harbour which propelled Washington to join World War II and changed the course of history, a de-classified memorandum has revealed.

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The embattled operator of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has released workers' accounts of the desperate moments surrounding the huge earthquake and tsunami that triggered an atomic crisis.

Japan is looking to launder tsunami debris in a giant washing machine to get rid of radiation from the Fukushima nuclear accident, a researcher said on Friday.

In a scheme they hope will result in fi

The director of Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is stepping down due to illness, the facility's operator said on Monday but it was not clear if his condition is radiation-related.

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A moderate 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan on Thursday, US geologists said, close to the area hit by twin disasters in March, but there was no immediate tsunami warning or reports of damage.

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Japan on Sunday, but a nuclear plant that was crippled by a huge quake and tsunami in March remained stable, officials said.

The quake hit at Ibaraki, 136 ki

Japan on Thursday announced its first ban on rice produced near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant after samples showed radioactive contamination well above legal limits.

The findings will fu

Japan will take a group of journalists inside the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for the first time on Saturday, stepping up its efforts to prove to the world it is on top of the disaster.

A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck in waters off Okinawa island today, but there were no concerns about a tsunami, the US and Japanese agencies said.

The quake occurred in the East China Sea,